19th September 2010

Vintage Trains
The Tamar Special / The Looe Branch Explorer(s) / The Royal Albert

Locos Used 37685 & steam: 9466
Stock Used 4 mark 2 coaches

Route :
2W10 : Plymouth to Liskeard
2W11: Liskeard to Looe
2W12 : Looe to Liskeard
2W13: Liskeard to Looe
2W14 : Looe to Liskeard
2W15: Liskeard to Looe
2W16 : Looe to Liskeard
2W17: Liskeard to Looe
2W18 : Looe to Liskeard
2W19 : Liskeard to Plymouth

Tour Name Loco(s) Route
Tamar Special 37685 (1) Plymouth - St Germans - Liskeard
Looe Branch Explorer 9466 (2) Liskeard - Coombe Jn
Looe Branch Explorer 37685 (1) Coombe Jn - Looe
Looe Branch Explorer 9466 (2) Looe - Coombe Jn
Looe Branch Explorer 37685 (1) Coombe Jn - Liskeard
Looe Branch Explorer 9466 (2) Liskeard - Coombe Jn
Looe Branch Explorer 37685 (1) Coombe Jn - Looe
Looe Branch Explorer 9466 (2) Looe - Coombe Jn
Looe Branch Explorer 37685 (1) Coombe Jn - Liskeard
Looe Branch Explorer 9466 (2) Liskeard - Coombe Jn
Looe Branch Explorer 37685 (1) Coombe Jn - Looe
Looe Branch Explorer 9466 (2) Looe - Coombe Jn
Looe Branch Explorer 37685 (1) Coombe Jn - Liskeard
Looe Branch Explorer 9466 (2) Liskeard - Coombe Jn
Looe Branch Explorer 37685 (1) Coombe Jn - Looe
Looe Branch Explorer 9466 (2) Looe - Coombe Jn
Looe Branch Explorer 37685 (1) Coombe Jn - Liskeard
Royal Albert 9466 (2) Liskeard - St Germans - Plymouth

Notes :
(1) 9466 on rear.
(2) 37685 on rear.


9466 steaming well near Sandplace on 2W12 (photo: Roger Geach)

Sources : various including Neil Kearns, Alan Yearsley & Roger Geach

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Neil Kearns)

Location 2W10   2W19
Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Plymouth 09.35d ?   19.55a ?
St Budeaux Ferry Jn 09/43 ?   19/44 ?
Saltash 09.48a ~ 09.51d ?   19.34a ~ 19.37d ?
St Germans 10/00 ?   19/25 ?
Liskeard 10.20a ?   19.10d ?

 

Location 2W11 2W12   2W13 2W14   2W15 2W16   2W17 2W18
Booked (out) Booked (rtn)   Booked (out) Booked (rtn)   Booked (out) Booked (rtn)   Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Liskeard 10.50d 12.10a   13.00d 14.15a   14.55d 16.10a   17.10d 18.30a
Coombe Jn 10.57 ~ 11.02 11.55 ~ 12.00d   13.07 ~ 13.12 14.00 ~ 14.05   15.02 ~ 15.07 15.55 ~ 16.00   17.17 ~ 17.22 18.15 ~ 18.20
Looe 11.20a 11.35d   13.30a 13.40d   15.25a 15.35d   17.40a 17.55d

Timings continue in first table.

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